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West* Makes Statement—
The announcement of George
Wert*, who is entering the field as
an independent candidate for state
representative, I* found! elsewhere
in today’* Courier. Mr. Wertz an
nounces his intention of making the
race a* the result of pressure of
friends who urged his entering the
contest. He is opposing Ted Cra
mer, who served in the legislature
during the past session. Mr. Cra-
met is the regular Republican nom-
inee.
Hardware Store Improved—
Great improvements have been
made in the Rogue River Hardware
store, the “Winchester Store," dur
ing the past few weeks. The whole
floor system has been changed, with
adherence to the Winchester plan
The shelving, which formerly extend
ed to the ceiling, has been cut down
considerably.
Tahiti haVe been
placed throughout the store, on
wuich the stock is displayed, making
it much easier to exhibit the stock
of goods in the store. The office
has been changed from the side to
the rear center and is improved by
the addition of new office equipment,
including a Winchester filing cabi
net which was presented to the store.
The improvements have greatly Im
proved the appearance of the store.
BORN
M’OLFCM j K —To Mr. and Mrs. C. Ed.
. Wolfolk. of this city.
October 27, a daughter.
Monday.
AIR MUVKX VESSELS
LATEST INVENTION
London. Oct. 28.— (I. N. S.)—The
propulsion of a boat by air beneath
the waterline, recently demonstrated
in Ixtndon. will revolutionize marine
engineering, it Is believed.
The invention of an Australian
engineer, the device does away with
propelle'r shafting and thrust block,
thus saving frictional tosses in «peed.
An engine-driven blower in the
forepart of the boat forces air
through tubing running under the
bottom of the boat on e*ch side of
the keel, the air -passing through
thousands of holes In the tubing in
the after part of the boat, driving
the boat ahead.
STORE OF
MAYOR BROWN TO QUIT
IF ACTIOS IS DESIRED
Seattle, Oct. 28.—Mayor Edwin J.
Brown, who appointed a committee
of 32 Seattle citizens to investigate
city affairs after being questioned
ton the stand by a committee of the
city council investigating "the Effici
ency” of the municipal government
last week, said that he would resign
if his committee requested it.
*‘I have placed myself and the af
fairs of the city in the hands of this
committee.” the mayor declared,
"and I’m willing to do what it thinks
best, even to resigning.”
SUCCESSOR TO
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Turks Agitate Sale
of Caliph’s Treasures
Constantinople.—The question of
what la to l>e done with the treaoires
of the caliph is occupying front-page
space in all Turkish newspaper«.
These treasure« ■contain sotne of the
most valuable gems In existence.
One group of papers demands that
the treasure be «old at international
auction, no that the tnonr y may be
come available for reconstructing the
country and for relieving distress
among the poor.
Until 1916 the treasure wa« kept In
the palace of Top-Knpu. Afier the
present regime succeeded to power It
was brought to the mosque of Achmed
l’asha nt Angora. The tranvure In
dudes the gems and works of art col
lected by the sultans and caliphs
through centuries. There are neck
laces of walnut-«Ir.e diamond«, mrbl-
lions of rubies and topaz, chains of
pearls of priceless value, diadems and
crowns of precious stones, goblets and
cups of gold and silver, seords and
scimitar« and pistol« set with Jewels,
and the famous saddles of ti c sultans
with diamonds and other precious
stones.
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Fake Pastport» for U. S.
Entry Sold in Europe
Pari«.—Since the new America? Im
migration law went into effect. Europe
Im« seen an outbreak of attempted
passport frauds. So great Ims been
the desire to reach the «horns of the
United Ktaten. on the pan of would be
emigrants, that they are easy prey for
unscrupulous traffickers In false docu
ment*. American cousulnr officers tire
engaged In running down frauds in
Warsaw. Berlin, Hamburg, Brussels
and Paris.
A favorite but futile device among
Italians has been the “Argentine
dodge.” The quota from tills country
Into America is fur from being ex
hausted.
Armed with a faked Argentine pass
port «nd a faked birth certificate, pur
chased from «windier« nt a cost of
»230. many an Italian has seen his
hopes fade rapidly under the expert
scrutiny <>f American consular officers.
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